Stroke - Therapy
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry Surveillance - four states, 2005-2007.

4 Nov 2009 PROBLEM/CONDITION: Each year, approximately 795,000 persons in the United States experience a new or recurrent stroke. Data from the prototype phase (2001-2004) of the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry (PCNASR) suggested that numerous ... Read more...

Prevention and management of stroke in very elderly patients.

29 Sep 2009 As the average human lifespan extends and medical care improves, there are more individuals above the age of 80 years who have a high quality of life. However, these very elderly individuals are particularly susceptible to stroke. Identifying ways ... Read more...

Thrombolysis targeting MRI defined tissue at risk in minor stroke.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Treatment with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA) is usually not recommended in patients with minor stroke. Clinical and imaging outcome were studied after IV-tPA treatment based on MRI criteria in patients with minor ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Stroke - Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry Surveillance - four states, 2005-2007. 4 Nov 2009
• Devices and drugs for stroke: why do regulations differ? 30 Oct 2009
• Prevention and management of stroke in very elderly patients. 29 Sep 2009
• 42-year-old male methamphetamine user with dysarthria and facial droop. 29 Sep 2009
• Thrombolysis targeting MRI defined tissue at risk in minor stroke. 29 Sep 2009
• Review of electrical stimulation in cerebral palsy and recommendations for future directions. 29 Sep 2009
• Investigation of goal change to optimize upper-extremity motor performance in a robotic environment. 29 Sep 2009
• Robot-assisted task-specific training in cerebral palsy. 29 Sep 2009
• Neural plasticity and treatment across the lifespan for motor deficits in cerebral palsy. 29 Sep 2009
• Childhood and teenage stroke. 29 Sep 2009
• Translation of stroke research into stroke therapy. 29 Sep 2009
• The economics of treating stroke as an acute brain attack. 21 Sep 2009
• Compliance with and use of up-to-date National Academies of Medical Dispatch Medical Priority Dispatch System protocols in dispatch practice and research studies must be a requirement. 8 Sep 2009
• World Stroke Day 2009: what can I do? 8 Sep 2009
• Reperfusion after stroke sonothrombolysis with microbubbles may predict intracranial bleeding. 6 Sep 2009
• Improving stroke prognosis. 31 Aug 2009
• Thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke with vitreous hemorrhage. 30 Aug 2009
• [Influence of therapeutic effect of acupoint sticking at Shenque (CV 8) for treatment of stroke patients] 30 Aug 2009
• How did stroke become of interest to neurologists?: a slow 19th century saga. 30 Aug 2009
• Influence of stroke subtype on quality of care in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Stroke'

Definition: A group of pathological conditions characterized by sudden, non-convulsive loss of neurological function due to BRAIN ISCHEMIA or INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES. Stroke is classified by the type of tissue NECROSIS, such as the anatomic location, vasculature involved, etiology, age of the affected individual, and hemorrhagic vs. non-hemorrhagic nature. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp777-810)

Descriptor UI: D020521

Alternative terms: Stroke; Strokes; Cerebral Stroke; Cerebral Strokes; Stroke, Cerebral; Strokes, Cerebral; Vascular Accident, Brain; Brain Vascular Accident; Brain Vascular Accidents; Vascular Accidents, Brain; Cerebrovascular Apoplexy; Apoplexy, Cerebrovascular; Cerebrovascular Stroke; Cerebrovascular Strokes; Stroke, Cerebrovascular; Strokes, Cerebrovascular; CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident); CVAs (Cerebrovascular Accident); Apoplexy; Cerebrovascular Accident; Cerebrovascular Accidents; Stroke, Acute; Acute Stroke; Acute Strokes; Strokes, Acute; Cerebrovascular Accident, Acute; Acute Cerebrovascular Accident; Acute Cerebrovascular Accidents; Cerebrovascular Accidents, Acute;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.228.140.300.775; C14.907.253.855;

History Note: 2008 (2000); use CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES 1963-1999; for APOPLEXY use CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS 1963-1999

Technical Notes: note X ref APOPLEXY but PITUITARY APOPLEXY is available